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Show TIRED BUT HAPPY, ELKSJCOME HOI Big Bunches Arrive Sunday Afternoon From Denver Convention. LOUD IN THEIR PRAISE OF COLORADO HOSPITALITY Salf Lake Lodge May Win Out in the Silver Elk Contest. A large bunch of tho Salt Lako Elks returned Sunday aftornoon from tho grand lodge reunion at Denver. Tho party consitod of Exaltod Ruler Homer Ho-mer and wife, Tom D. Pitt, C. S. Pul-ver, Pul-ver, wifo and daughter, William Hughes and mother, August Yogoler, ATax Beckstead, Frank L Hiuos, Robert Marsh, Ben Ileywood, .T. At, Clark and wife and A. W. Raybould, secretary of tho Salt Lako lodge and general cicer-0110. cicer-0110. Past Exaltod Ruler Cleaveland, who was Salt Lnko's represcntntivo to the grand Jodgo, returned Saturday with Mrs. Cleaveland and Mrs. Black-mar. Black-mar. They wero a tired, but happy crowd, satisfied that they had done what thoy could to properly represent Salt Lake and Utah at the big gathoring. Everything Every-thing went off as it should go. Tho parade was immense over five miles long and in all but a few respects was a crodit to the standing and dignit' of tho order. "No one could say a word but of praise for Denver and Denver citizens," citi-zens," said ono of tho party. "They did all that they could, and that was sufficient to give everybody a splendid, clean them. Every day and night tho streets were crowded with visitors and local people, but ono peculiar feature of tho last (lay was the suddenness with which l ho immense crowd disappeared. Thursday, the parade day, and that evening the streets were crowded, and Friday the appearance was normal. I his is mainly because there are no resorts re-sorts in or around Denver worthy the attention of people who travel. Saltair and Lagoon havo Denver resorts beat a mile." Zion in the Parado. "Of Salt Lake's appearance in the parado much has been said in Denver papers, but not enough. The local lodgo spread out over an eighth of a mile ui length, headed by Hold's band. Ihcir uniform was white trimmed with purple, and over sixty were in line. Following Fol-lowing them camo tho -juvenile band boys in their purple and' white zouave uniforms, and tho whole mado an imposing im-posing showing. Ben Hcywood rode a white charger at the head of the Utah division, Park City lodge and band com-Pletincr com-Pletincr this division of tho parado. r bait Lake's bands were in demand every minuto of tho day and night. Ro-qiiests Ro-qiiests came in to the headquarters from all the hotels, so many that all could not be accommodated. Held's was tho real music at Denver, and tho kids were the real thing in juveniles. Those boys will surprise Salt Lake when they get back home. They got out on Wednesday Wed-nesday last and played their part in the big massed band pardo of 400 pieces, and they never saw the music until the evening beforo." At Glenwood Springs. "Do you know whore those kids aro now;? 2so? Well, they aro at Glonwood bprings, the guests of the City Council and Mayor. Thoy left Denver Thurs-da', Thurs-da', night, and on their arrival at the Springs t they wero mot by a deloga. tion which extended to them tho freedom free-dom of tho city. Their transportation was fixed up for thorn to lay over a couple of days, and ihov aro being shown tho timo of thoir "lives. Satu day night, when the train bearing Salt Lako's special car camo into Glenwood, it was met by tho juvcnilos and then came cheers tor Salt Lake, tho Elks and 'Tom Pitt,' who has fathered tho kids for tho past month. Tho Salt Lakers piled out. onto tho car and depot de-pot platform in their pajamas to cheer the boys and hstou to their music and tho last we heard of them they were paying 'For Ho's a Jolly Good Fel- "Salt Lake did not win any prize up to date, but wo have a show for tho silver E k, which goes to the lodgo having tho largest number of ln"dies in attendance. Park City, as you know, won two prizes one of $206 on novel uniform of their band, dressed in 1 M?Jer Hubbarda, and $100 on floats. One of tho unfortunato incidents of the trip was the illness of John D. Pitt who. was stricken with sciatica after leaving Lcadvillc, and who is yot very HI. .Mrs., Homer also was very ill with rheumatism on the return trip. Ogdeu Not in Parado. 'Ugden lodge did not participate in tho parade, though they had about twenty-five membors at Denver "Among those who participated in the parade with tho Salt Lake lodee who were living in Denver but members of Salt Lake lodge, wore Amborg and Charles Brink. Sam Park arrived in tinie to oin the herd, and with his wifo will return to Salt Lako Monday. Mon-day. r' Taken all, in all, the Salt Lakers had a moat en.ioj'ablo time. Their mission mis-sion was successful and Salt Lako Citv made an enviablo record at the larco gathering. The next grand lodge reunion re-union will bo held in Philadelphia " Tho cntiro party are loud in 'their praise of L. II. Harding, passeneor and freight agent of the Co orado Si""? whoso courtesy and suave demeanor I was unchanged under tho tryinc circumstances cir-cumstances of associating with brother Elks a ho ladies swore by him and ho bowed and smiled sweetly. Tho Ellcq swore at him and still ho smilod Ho was largely responsible for the success 01 tho Salt Lake excursion and U voted a good fellow with a good road one way up in tho air. m 7?r? nUQ,bo of ?Ik-s from all over tho United States roceived circulars booming. Salt Lako and Utah and aro now arriving hero and being shown the city and its resorts. Tho Elks aro keeping opon house, and largo entertainment enter-tainment committees arc in charge of tho visitors, Bhowing them a goodlimo |